Obere Breithorngletscher

Obere Breithorngletscher is a glacier in Lauterbrunnen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern and has an elevation of 3,110 metres. Obere Breithorngletscher is situated nearby to the hamlet Guggistafel, as well as near the locality Fafleralp.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Breithorn and Grosshorn.

Breithorn

Peak

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The Breithorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is part of the border between Lauterbrunnental and the Lötschental.

Grosshorn

Peak

Photo: Ximonic, GFDL.

The Grosshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It is situated in the middle of the Lauterbrunnen Wall.

Tschingelhorn

Peak

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The Tschingelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. The summit of the Klein Tschingelhorn on the west is the tripoint between the valleys of Kandertal, Lauterbrunnental and Lötschental. Tschingelhorn is situated 3 km west of Obere Breithorngletscher.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kühmad and Stechelberg.

Kühmad

Locality

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Kühmad is a locality, which is situated 7 km southwest of Obere Breithorngletscher.

Stechelberg

Village

Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Stechelberg is a small village in Switzerland located at the base of the Schwarzmönch mountain in the Bernese Alps, part of the district of Lauterbrunnen. Stechelberg is situated 7 km north of Obere Breithorngletscher.

Gimmelwald

Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gimmelwald is a picturesque hamlet in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland. It's perched on a cliff edge looking down into the Weisse Lütschine valley towards Lauterbrunnen, and in 2020 had a population of 130.

Obere Breithorngletscher

Type: Glacier with an elevation of 3,110 metres
Category: landform
Location: Lauterbrunnen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.48306° or 46° 28′ 59″ north

Longitude

7.88368° or 7° 53′ 1″ east

Elevation

3,110 metres (10,203 feet)

Open location code

8FR9FVMM+6F

GeoNames ID

11397600

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